GIMP Video Tutorials

Developer The GIMP Team Latest Release version 2.4 Operating System Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows Website The GIMP Team Description The GNU Image Manipulation Program, or GIMP, is a raster graphics editor used to process digital graphics and photographs. Typical uses include creating graphics and logos, resizing and cropping photos, altering colors, combining multiple images, removing unwanted image features, and converting between different image formats.[2] GIMP can also be used to create basic animated images in GIF format. It is often used as a free software replacement for Adobe Photoshop, the most widely used bitmap editor in the printing and graphics industries; however, it is not designed to be a Photoshop clone.[3] The project’s mascot is named Wilber. The project was started in 1995 by Spencer Kimball and Peter Mattis and is now maintained by a group of volunteers under the auspices of the GNU Project.[4] The latest version of GIMP, v. 2.4.5, was released on March 1, 2008. Available under the terms of the GNU General Public License, GIMP is free software.

Introduction to GIMP

Download, Install, & Setup

Downloading & Setting up Gimp  (designyourownweb.com)

Interface

Docks  (jimmac.musichall.cz) This video requires MS AVI DivX files (mpeg4) capable player
Themes  (jimmac.musichall.cz) This video requires MS AVI DivX files (mpeg4) capable player
The User Interface  (youtube.com)

Basics

How to use the GIMP Part 1: the Gimp Interface, Dialogs  (designyourownweb.com)
How to use the GIMP Part 2: Working with Files  (designyourownweb.com)
Installing scripts  (gimp-tutorials.com)
Opening and Resizing  (vtutorial.com)
GIMP Basics  (youtube.com)
Into to GIMP  (ephotopros.com)

Tools

New Levels Tool  (jimmac.musichall.cz) This video requires MS AVI DivX files (mpeg4) capable player
Transforming Selections and Paths  (jimmac.musichall.cz) This video requires MS AVI DivX files (mpeg4) capable player
Paths Tool  (jimmac.musichall.cz) This video requires MS AVI DivX files (mpeg4) capable player
Transform Tools  (jimmac.musichall.cz) This video requires MS AVI DivX files (mpeg4) capable player
Text Tool  (jimmac.musichall.cz) This video requires MS AVI DivX files (mpeg4) capable player
Perspective Clone  (jimmac.musichall.cz) This video requires MS AVI DivX files (mpeg4) capable player
Bezier Tool  (designyourownweb.com)
Zoom, Move, Crop  (designyourownweb.com)
Transform Tools  (designyourownweb.com)
Text Tool  (designyourownweb.com)
Fill & Gradient Tools  (designyourownweb.com)

Drawing Tools

Drawing Tools  (designyourownweb.com)

Painting Tools

Selection & Masking Tools

Selection Tools pt. 1  (designyourownweb.com)
Selection Tools pt. 2  (designyourownweb.com)

Color, Gradients, & Textures

Color

Colors  (jimmac.musichall.cz) This video requires MS AVI DivX files (mpeg4) capable player
LAB Color Boost  (gimp-tutorials.com)
Selective Colorization  (youtube.com)
Selective Decolorization  (youtube.com)

Brushes

Healing Brush  (jimmac.musichall.cz)

Layers, Channels, & Transparency

Working with Layers  (designyourownweb.com)
Layering: use photo editor to edit a a series  (vtutorial.com)

Paths

Effects, Scripts, & Filters

Warped Faces  (jimmac.musichall.cz) This video requires MS AVI DivX files (mpeg4) capable player
Full Flare Control  (gimp-tutorials.com)
Creating Water Drops  (gimp-tutorials.com)
Making a sketch-effect  (gimp-tutorials.com)
Adding an Apple-style reflection to your images  (gimp-tutorials.com)
Lightning  (youtube.com)
Make an image look like a cartoon  (youtube.com)
Basic Speech Bubbles  (youtube.com)
Make a Bubble Logo  (associatedcontent.com)
Make a Cool Metal Logo  (associatedcontent.com)
Make a Simple Water Design  (associatedcontent.com)

Text Effects

Basic 3D Text - Mirrored 3D Text  (youtube.com)

Scripting

Script-Fu Writing

Image Enhancement & Photo Retouching

Image Improvement: improve the quality of cell phone camera pics  (vtutorial.com)
Fixing Photo Perspective  (jimmac.musichall.cz) This video requires MS AVI DivX files (mpeg4) capable player
Creating a Graduated ND-filter  (gimp-tutorials.com)
Fast and easy image editing technique to remove things from a image  (youtube.com)

Lighting

Boosting Shadows  (jimmac.musichall.cz)

Animation - GAP (GIMP Animation Package)

3D

Web

Creating a Graphics Header - Part 1  (designyourownweb.com)
Creating a Graphics Header - Part 2  (designyourownweb.com)
Creating Graphic Buttons For Your Website  (designyourownweb.com)

Shortcuts

Dynamic Shortcuts  (jimmac.musichall.cz)

Using GIMP with Other Programs

Miscellaneous

JPEG Export  (jimmac.musichall.cz) This video requires MS AVI DivX files (mpeg4) capable player
New Image Templates  (jimmac.musichall.cz) This video requires MS AVI DivX files (mpeg4) capable player
Variable Blur at Fullscreen  (jimmac.musichall.cz) This video requires MS AVI DivX files (mpeg4) capable player
Inverting Alpha Channel: transfer the alpha channel onto a layer mask  (jimmac.musichall.cz) This video requires MS AVI DivX files (mpeg4) capable player
Render Images  (youtube.com)
meetthegimp.org  a weekly videopodcast about GIMP and other Open Source software for photographers.

RenderMan Video Tutorials

Developer Pixar Animation Studios Latest Release version All Operating System Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows Website Pixar Animation Studios Description Leading digital effects houses and computer graphics specialists use Pixar’s RenderMan® because it is the highest quality renderer available anywhere and has been production tested through successful use in feature films for over ten years. Pixar’s RenderMan is stable, fast, and efficient for handling complex surface appearances and images. RenderMan’s powerful shading language and anti-aliased motion blur allow designers to believably integrate stunning synthetic effects with live-action footage. In addition, RenderMan is backed by Pixar’s technical staff, who know the challenges of creating digital effects. RenderMan is used for Pixar’s own feature film productions.

For Maya

Using SLIM with RenderMan for Maya  (digitaltutors.com)
Combining mental ray and RenderMan for Maya  (digitaltutors.com)
Rendering ponds using RenderMan for Maya  (digitaltutors.com)
Get Started with RenderMan for Maya  (digitaltutors.com)
Rendering Zbrush Displacement Maps in RenderMan for Maya  (digitaltutors.com)
RenderMan for Maya Mattes  (digitaltutors.com)
Using RenderMan and Maya Cloth  (digitaltutors.com)

General

Working with Sub-Surface Scattering  (digitaltutors.com)
Generating render passes and compositing them in After Effects  (digitaltutors.com)
Motion blurring particle instances  (digitaltutors.com)
Understanding image based lighting  (digitaltutors.com)
Rendering Fur and Deep Shadows  (digitaltutors.com)
Rendering ZBrush Displacement Maps  (digitaltutors.com)
Creating Depth of Field Effects  (digitaltutors.com)
Rendering NURBS Surfaces  (digitaltutors.com)
Sharing Geometric Attributes  (digitaltutors.com)

Reason Video Tutorials

Developer Propellerhead Software Latest Release version 3.0.4 Operating System Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows Website Propellerhead Software Description Created by Propellerhead Software. Reason is a Midi sequencer that allows VST plugins. Watch these videos to get you up and running on videos.

Basics

Basslines wand Matrix  (YouTube.com)
How to sample  (YouTube.com)
Beat Making 1  (YouTube.com)
Beat Making 2  (YouTube.com)
Beat Making 3  (YouTube.com)
Reason 3.0 for beginners  (propellerheads.se)
Whats new in Reason 3.0  (propellerheads.se)

Misc.

Working with Groups  (grooveboxmusic.com)
Adjusting the Dry and Wet Mix  (macprovideo.com)
Assigning a Filter Envelope  (macprovideo.com)
CF-101 on an instrument  (macprovideo.com)
Scream 4 and Guitar  (macprovideo.com)
Combinator  (macprovideo.com)
Layered Synthesizer  (macprovideo.com)
Setting Levels for Mixing  (macprovideo.com)
Using an External MIDI Control  (macprovideo.com)

Older Versions

v. 2.5

What is Reason (2.5)  (propellerheads.se)
NN-XT demo  (propellerheads.se)
BV512 demo  (propellerheads.se)
Reason   (youtube.com)

RealFlow Video Tutorials

Developer Next Limit Technologies Latest Release version Operating System Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows Website Next Limit Technologies Description RealFlow is a fluid and dynamics simulator for the 3D industry, created by Madrid-based Next Limit Technologies. Currently at version 4, the stand-alone application can be used to simulate fluids, water surfaces, fluid-solid interactions, rigid bodies, soft bodies and meshes. Victor Gonzalez, Ignacio Vargas and Angel Tena were awarded a 2007 Technical Achievement Award from The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the creation of the RealFlow software application.[1] The technology is unique and groundbreaking because the simulations are particle based. These particles can be influenced in a multitude of ways by point-based nodes, known as daemons, which can do anything from simulating gravity to recreating the vortex-like motion of a tornado. RealFlow can also simulate soft and rigid body collisions and interactions. In recent versions the Python scripting language has been implemented as a way to add control to most aspects of the RealFlow workflow including batch runs, events, daemons, waves and fluids. The inclusion of Python scripting means that users can program their own tools to boost RealFlow capabilities and solve specific program limitations.[

Basics

Controlling object interactions with Global and Exclusive links  (digitaltutors.com)
Using Python to create a ground daemon  (digitaltutors.com)
Exploring particle emitters and particle properties in RealFlow  (digitaltutors.com)
Get acquainted with RealFlows user interface  (digitaltutors.com)
Project overview for the RealFlow and Maya Intergration training kit  (digitaltutors.com)
3December Presentation, part 1: Setting Up You Scene  (digitaltutors.com)
3December Presentation, part 2: RealFlow Simulation  (digitaltutors.com)
3December Presentation, part 3: Mental Ray Rendering  (digitaltutors.com)
Splash to Logo (part 2)  (digitaltutors.com)
The Scene Tree  (digitaltutors.com)
Using Daemons in RealFlow  (digitaltutors.com)
RealFlow Dynamics  (digitaltutors.com)
The Edit Toolbar  (digitaltutors.com)
Setting up Your Project  (digitaltutors.com)

Example

Water Filling Glass (part 1)  (digitaltutors.com)
Water Filling Glass (part 2)  (digitaltutors.com)
Water Filling Glass (part 3)  (digitaltutors.com)
Water Filling Glass (part 4)  (digitaltutors.com)

FrontPage Video Tutorials

Developer Microsoft Latest Release version Version 2003 Operating System Microsoft Windows Website Microsoft Description Microsoft FrontPage (later full name Microsoft Office FrontPage) was a WYSIWYG HTML editor and web site administration tool from Microsoft for the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems. It was branded as part of the Microsoft Office suite from 1997 to 2003. A Macintosh version was also released in 1998. Microsoft FrontPage has since been replaced by Microsoft Expression Web and Sharepoint Designer, which were released in December 2006.

Intro

Introducing FrontPage 2003   (VTC.com)
Understanding Web Publishing   (VTC.com)
Why FrontPage 2003   (VTC.com)
Taking the FrontPage 2003 Tour pt. 1   (VTC.com)
Taking the FrontPage 2003 Tour pt. 2   (VTC.com)
Noting the New Features   (VTC.com)
Toolbars  (Lynda.com)
Task pane  (Lynda.com)
Menus  (Lynda.com)
Page window and views  (Lynda.com)
Website tabs  (Lynda.com)
Ask a question box  (Lynda.com)
Folder lists  (Lynda.com)
Status bar  (Lynda.com)
What is a FrontPage website  (Lynda.com)
Opening an existing website  (Lynda.com)
Exploring site views  (Lynda.com)
Understanding paths  (Lynda.com)
File and folder management  (Lynda.com)

Basics

Importing files and folders  (Lynda.com)
Creating a new website  (Lynda.com)
New website wizards  (Lynda.com)
New site - setting one up  (teach-ict.com)
New pages - adding more pages  (teach-ict.com)
Opening pages  (teach-ict.com)
Viewing how pages look  (teach-ict.com)
Saving your work  (teach-ict.com)
Adding content  (teach-ict.com)
Marquee  (teach-ict.com)
Images - adding one  (teach-ict.com)
Page Banners  (teach-ict.com)
Menu - creating one from a theme  (teach-ict.com)
Menu - interactive menu buttons  (teach-ict.com)
Hyperlinks to a page in your site  (teach-ict.com)
Hyperlinks to external sites  (teach-ict.com)
Changing the colours of hyperlinks  (teach-ict.com)
Theme - adding a theme  (teach-ict.com)
Theme - removing a theme  (teach-ict.com)
Theme - customising a theme  (teach-ict.com)
Coloured background  (teach-ict.com)
Bullet Points  (teach-ict.com)
Font Colour   (teach-ict.com)
Horizontal Line  (teach-ict.com)

Design Basics

Anatomy of a Web Site   (VTC.com)
Qualities of a Great Web Site   (VTC.com)
Learning the Web Language: HTML   (VTC.com)
Borrowing from Other Site Designs   (VTC.com)
Considering Special Issues   (VTC.com)
Common Web Layout Styles   (VTC.com)
Using Templates vs. Designing from Scratch  (VTC.com)

Intermediate

Tips And Tricks For Site Management  (digitaltutors.com)
Creating a Feedback Form  (digitaltutors.com)
Configuring Editors  (digitaltutors.com)
Creating Email Links  (digitaltutors.com)
Creating Auto Thumbnails  (digitaltutors.com)
Working with images  (digitaltutors.com)
Changing Page Properties  (digitaltutors.com)
Overview of the Interface  (digitaltutors.com)
Turning on FrontPage extenstions  (digitaltutors.com)

Preparing

Doing Your Research   (VTC.com)
Planning Your Web Site   (VTC.com)
Deciding How and Where to Publish   (VTC.com)
About FrontPage Server Extensions   (VTC.com)
Finding a Web Presence Provider   (VTC.com)

Tables

Setting up a tables  (teach-ict.com)
Adding a coloured background  (teach-ict.com)
Merging cells in a table  (teach-ict.com)
Table borders  (teach-ict.com)
Text alignment in tables  (teach-ict.com)

Versions

2000

Welcome   (VTC.com)
Features   (VTC.com)
FrontPage Express   (VTC.com)
Web Publishing   (VTC.com)
System Requirements   (VTC.com)
Download Explorer   (VTC.com)
Install FrontPage   (VTC.com)
More Options   (VTC.com)
Starting FrontPage   (VTC.com)
Understand Toolbars   (VTC.com)
Standard Toolbar   (VTC.com)
Formatting Toolbar   (VTC.com)
Views Bar   (VTC.com)
More Views   (VTC.com)
Add a Task   (VTC.com)
More Toolbars   (VTC.com)
Using the Editor   (VTC.com)
Configure Editor   (VTC.com)
Planning Your Site   (VTC.com)
Identifying Content   (VTC.com)
Creating a Page   (VTC.com)
Insert a Graphic   (VTC.com)
Save Your Work   (VTC.com)
Preview Your Work  (VTC.com)

2002

Introducing FrontPage   (VTC.com)
Web Publishing Overview   (VTC.com)
Express Tour: Part 1   (VTC.com)
Express Tour: Part 2   (VTC.com)
Whats New   (VTC.com)
SharePoint Web Team   (VTC.com)
Get Started   (VTC.com)
Planning Your Site   (VTC.com)
Publishing Options   (VTC.com)
Selecting Location   (VTC.com)
Learning About HTML   (VTC.com)
Using Templates   (VTC.com)
Learning Overview   (VTC.com)
Launching FrontPage   (VTC.com)
Create One Page Web   (VTC.com)
Create New Page   (VTC.com)
Web Page Templates   (VTC.com)
Download Templates   (VTC.com)
Open Web Page   (VTC.com)
Import Files and Folders   (VTC.com)
Import Web Files  (VTC.com)

XP

Opening Existing Website  (uncfsu.edu/itts/training/tutorials.htm)
Modifying an Existing Web Page: Adding A Link  (uncfsu.edu/itts/training/tutorials.htm)
Using Custom Styles  (uncfsu.edu/itts/training/tutorials.htm)
Adding a New Page  (uncfsu.edu/itts/training/tutorials.htm)
Modifying the Link Bar  (uncfsu.edu/itts/training/tutorials.htm)
Updating the Footer  (uncfsu.edu/itts/training/tutorials.htm)
ADA  (uncfsu.edu/itts/training/tutorials.htm)
FrontPage: FAQs  (uncfsu.edu/itts/training/tutorials.htm)

RapidWeaver Video Tutorials

Developer Realmac Software Latest Release version 3.5 Operating System Mac OS X Website Realmac Software Description RapidWeaver is a template-based website creation tool, from Realmac Software and is exclusive to Mac OS X. RapidWeaver was one of the first web editors (along with Site Studio) to use user-selectable templates to define a website’s complete appearance. This enforces consistency in the website’s appearance and function, although some may see it as too constraining. There is a thriving market for third-party templates, and technically skilled users can also create their own. There are also plugins, which add new features to the application. RapidWeaver can generate pages of different kinds, such as styled text, weblog, contact forms, image galleries, Flash slideshows, and podcasts; it also has a built-in FTP uploader, and integration with iPhoto and .Mac.

Basics

Rapidweaver - Part 1  (ScreenCastsOnline.com)
Rapidweaver - Part 2  (ScreenCastsOnline.com)
Rapidweaver - Part 3  (ScreenCastsOnline.com)
Basic Functionality  (realmacsoftware.com)
Covering some of the new features in RapidWeaver 3.5  (realmacsoftware.com)

Misc.

Advanced Functionality (specifically the blog page)  (realmacsoftware.com)
Completes the 3 part series  (realmacsoftware.com)
WebYep from Objective Developments  (realmacsoftware.com)
eShox - Electronic Catalogue  (ScreenCastsOnline.com)
Rapidweaver 3.5 Update  (ScreenCastsOnline.com)

PlugIns

Plugins - Part 1  (ScreenCastsOnline.com)
Plugins - Part 2  (ScreenCastsOnline.com)
A look at the plugins available from YourHead  (realmacsoftware.com)
A look at the eShox eCommerce plugin  (realmacsoftware.com)
An update on the Plugins from YourHead  (realmacsoftware.com)

FreeHand Video Tutorials

Developer Adobe Systems Latest Release version All Operating System Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows Website Adobe Systems Description FreeHand MX on Windows XP is a computer application for creating two-dimensional vector graphics (use of geometrical primitives such as points, lines, curves, and polygons to represent images, also known as geometric modeling), oriented to the professional desktop publishing market. It is available in versions for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. FreeHand is very similar in scope, intended market, and functionality to Adobe Illustrator. It was created by Altsys and licensed to Aldus, which released versions 1 to 4. When Aldus merged with Adobe Systems, because of the overlapping of market with Illustrator, Adobe returned FreeHand to Altsys soon after the merger (after some legal wrangling, and intervention by the Federal Trade Commission). Altsys was later bought by Macromedia, which released FreeHand 5.0, 5.5 (Mac only), 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11/MX. In 2005 Adobe acquired Macromedia, thus returning the FreeHand product to Adobe. A flexible application, it is used for page layout (especially since version 4 which was based on Altsys Virtuoso for NeXTstep and had multi-page capabilities) as well as the creation and editing of vector graphic files for print and the Web. Its current version, FreeHand 11, is marketed as FreeHand MX, which shows its integration with the Macromedia MX line of products, which also includes Macromedia Flash, Macromedia Dreamweaver and Macromedia Fireworks and more.

Intro

Welcome   (VTC.com)
The Workspace   (VTC.com)
Working with Panels  (VTC.com)

Tools

Pointer   (VTC.com)
Subselect   (VTC.com)
Page   (VTC.com)
Lasso   (VTC.com)
Output Area   (VTC.com)
Eyedropper   (VTC.com)
Pen   (VTC.com)
Bezigon   (VTC.com)
Text   (VTC.com)
Line   (VTC.com)
Arc   (VTC.com)
Spiral   (VTC.com)
Pencil   (VTC.com)